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2024 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Fort Cherry's Matt Sieg
Jul. 27—So what does one do for an encore after rushing for 4,371 yards and passing for 2,891 yards with a WPIAL championship and a PIAA runner-up trophy in his first two high school football seasons? For Fort Cherry junior quarterback Matt Sieg, the foundation is strong as he hopes to continue building on a great high school career. "Matt is the type of kid that is always going to try to find ...
Top WPIAL Recruit Earns Offer from West Coast Powerhouse
Matt Sieg is one of the top recruits in the WPIAL, regardless of class, and he’s continuing to rack up major offers. Sieg — a 6-foot, 170-pound four-star athlete from Fort Cherry in McDonald, Pa. — holds offers from Akron, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Pitt, Syracuse, WVU and Wisconsin, and he’s playing quarterback and defensive back at the high school level. It appears likely that Sieg will be recruited primarily as a safety, but wherever he ends up on the field, he’ll be one of the highest-recruited WPIAL players in the class of 2026.
NEW LIST: Which NJ & PA Big Lots Stores Are Closing Permanently?
I filled you in a few weeks ago that a beloved retailer was in financial trouble. Big Lots, a discount chain, with over 1,000 locations across America has fallen on tough times because of what the company is calling, "elevated inflation." Not as many Americans are shopping because paychecks aren't...
Maryland overcomes big deficit, evens Big 26 Baseball Classic series with Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania seemed poised to again take down Maryland at the Big 26 Baseball Classic before the visitors roared back. Overcoming a 6-0 deficit, Maryland evened the three-game series at FNB Field, erupting for six runs in the bottom of the sixth to collect a 9-8 decision. If you purchase a...
Water privatization is on the rise in Pa. Here’s what you need to know.
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our north-central Pa. newsletter, Talk of the Town, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. Bellefonte, Pa. — A Pennsylvania commission oversees more than 150 water utilities statewide, most of which are privately owned, and the number of systems acquired by for-profit companies has risen in recent years. ...
Final high school softball rankings for 2024
Record: 22-5. Accomplishments: PIAA 4A semifinalist, District 11 4A runner-up, Colonial League champion. Accomplishments: PIAA 6A qualifier, District 11 6A champion, EPC quarterfinalist. 3. Freedom. Record: 18-7. Accomplishments: PIAA 6A qualifier, District 11 6A runner-up, EPC quarterfinalist. 4. Nazareth. Record: 20-5. Accomplishments: District 11 6A semifinalist, EPC champion. 5. Emmaus.
Josh Shapiro stumps for Kamala Harris in central Pa. amid VP speculation
CARLISLE, Pa. (CBS) -- Amid speculation that he could be Vice President Kamala Harris' pick for a running mate, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro appeared in central Pennsylvania for a rally on Saturday and stumped for the presumptive Democratic nominee.Video from WHP-TV in Harrisburg showed Shapiro on stage at a barn in Carlisle, a small town in Cumberland County outside the state capital, Harrisburg.The Harris campaign said this is "a weekend of action" sprinting toward Election Day on Nov. 5, 2024. Sunday will mark 100 days until the election and the Harris campaign says battleground Pennsylvania is a big focus.In remarks...
Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania Brace for Weekend Heat
Pittsburgh, PA – Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania are set to experience a significant rise in temperatures this weekend, with highs reaching up to 90 degrees. Residents can expect clear skies and sunny conditions, making it a perfect time for outdoor activities, albeit with some caution due to the heat.
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visits Boys & Girls club of allentown to celebrate bipartisan state budget win for millions in afterschool funding
Shapiro-Davis Budget Creates New “Building Opportunity through Out-of-School Time” (BOOST) Program as Part of Comprehensive Approach to Making Pennsylvania Communities Safer. Allentown, PA – Lt. Gov. Austin Davis grew up going to a Boys & Girls Club in his hometown of McKeesport, and today he visited the Boys...
Pennsylvania gets third UNESCO World Heritage Site
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania now has three sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The World Heritage Committee approved the addition of the Moravian Church Settlements to the list this month. One of those settlements is in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. Ten acres in downtown Bethlehem — nine structures, four ruins, and a cemetery — […]
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